MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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